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Brandon VanTuinen First house hack - too expensive?
20 December 2024 | 9 replies
Without house hacking, your figures would look like this:$1850+1850 = $3700 - $1500 - $3200 = $-1000 net in your pocket (let's skip principal paydown and tax benefits for now).With house hacking, your figures would look like this:$1850+650+1500 = $4000 - $3200 = $800 net in your pocket. 
Ryan Duphorn Mid term rentals specifically targeting traveling nurses
21 December 2024 | 5 replies
Maybe have the principal bedroom with their own bath at 1500 per month and two other bedrooms that share a bath at 1300 per month each.
Tim W. Invest for Cash Flow or Appreciation- Which do you favor more?
22 December 2024 | 7 replies
Once its approved it will be worth about 100 million. and the 10k a month is all principal there is no interest carry.. so been it it 15 years already..
Brynn Walden Feed back on Syndicators.
17 December 2024 | 2 replies
Good Morning AllI am still working on transitioning from an active real estate investor ( SFR portfolio ) to passive investing.I have invested in one MF syndication with Vanamor in California.I flew down and met with the principal and toured the property and a numbe r of comps.Bobby was great and I am hopeful that it will turn out great.Now I have to place more $$ in January and was hoping to get feedback from members on a couple of syndicators.1,Sunrise Capital Investors  (Kevin Bupp ).Mobil Home Park funds.2.
Dmitriy Fomichenko How to supercharge your Roth IRA or Roth 401k
27 December 2024 | 18 replies
When I'm investing in trust deeds - my primary concern is the safety of the principal.
Ryan Crowley Pay off mortgage and snowball?
19 January 2025 | 61 replies
I said no but it maybe cost you 50 bucks a month other wise your tenant is paying off your principal and 3 to 5 years goes aweful quick then you own it free and clear and you just put 10% down and tenant paid of the rest what are you really going to do with 100 a month anyway... it was funny that was a hard sell. but I can tell you I did about 50 of the no interest and as they paid off you talk about a happy buyer getting their reconveyance deed in such a short amount of time.. 
Blake Dailey I Bought A 130 Unit Hotel and Resort!!
1 January 2025 | 36 replies
It's a year 3 or 4 refi to return 100% of the principal and then projecting a 10 year hold because it's great cash flow and all the money will be out of it. 
Chris Yeung Investing in Norada Funding's notes
19 December 2024 | 55 replies
In 2023 before I invested any funds, each and every time that I spoke with their representatives, I asked as my FIRST question if Norada Capital Management had ever missed any interest or principal payments, and was always told the same thing by their representatives, that Norada had a perfect payment/reimbursement history.
Mary Lopez How to find a Commercial Multifamily Loan <$1M
12 December 2024 | 37 replies
I can't remember, but it turned out that since I kept paying my broker 1%+ every time I re-financed my principal never decreased.
Matt Wan Getting a mortgage as a non-resident US citizen
23 December 2024 | 15 replies
I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23If a purchase, you also generally need reserves / savings to show you have 3-6 month payments of PITIA (principal / interest (mortgage payment), property taxes and insurance and HOA (if applicable).